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PHOTOS: John Lennon killed in NYC on Dec. 8, 1980

Friday, December 6, 2019
This is the scene in New York's Central Park where between 50,000 and 100,000 people gathered in windy, 37-degree weather to take part in a final tribute to the slain musician
FILE - In this April 18, 1972 file photo, John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, leave a U.S. Immigration hearing in New York City.
People observing the 10th anniversary of John Lennon's death gather around a mosaic memorial, in an area of Central Park known as Strawberry Fields, in this Dec. 8, 1990 photo
John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, arrive at The Hit Factory, a recording studio in New York City on Aug. 22, 1980. (AP Photo/Steve Sands)
Police lead Mark David Chapman, head covered, from the 20th Precinct in New York Dec 9, 1980.
JOHN LENNON MOURNERS... - ... place floral tributes at the gates of the Dakota apartments, which overlook New Yorks Central Park, Dec. 12, 1980.
New York, Dec. 10, 1980, chanting for peace, raising their hands with the peace sign and protesting current gun control laws, all the while listening to Beatles' music.
John Lennon's wife Yoko Ono, with son Sean, are shown circa 1980. Location unknown. (AP Photo)
Actress Jane Fonda and her husband Tom Hayden walk up New York's Fifth Avenue towards Central Park, Dec. 14, 1980, on their way to the vigil in the park, in memory of John Lennon.
People participating in tribute to the slain musician John Lennon wave the peace sign and sing "Give Peace A Chance" at New York's Central Park, Dec. 14, 1980.
A woman wipes a tear from her eye while holding a poster of John Lennon during the vigil for the former Beatle in New York's Central Park, Dec. 14, 1980.
Fans of the late John Lennon hold photos, candles and flowers outside the Dakota Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1982, where John Lennon was shot to death two years ago.
Larry Beliveau shows the peace sign after arriving from Texas to New York in John Lennon memorial van in New York, Saturday, Dec. 13, 1980.
This aerial view shows New York City's Central Park where about 100,000 people gather for a memorial vigil for John Lennon near his home on Sunday, Dec. 14, 1980.
Unidentified fans and onlookers pause at Strawberry Fields, a memorial dedicated to murdered ex-Beatle John Lennon, in New York?s Central Park, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1993.
Scenes during John Lennon tribute in New York?s Central Park, Dec. 14, 1980. (AP Photo)
Yoko Ono reacts to husband's death. Yoko Ono is aided by police as she leaves Roosewelt Hospital in New York late Monday night, Dec. 8., 1980, after the death of her husband.
LENNON SHOOTING SITE - A young woman stands near the gate of the Dakota apartment building Tuesday, Dec. 09, 1980 in New York. Flowers have been placed on the gate.
A woman adds a flower to the gate at the Dakota apartment building in New York, Dec. 9, 1980, site of the shooting death of John Lennon the night before. (AP Photo/Miguel Arjmil)
A Beatles' fan sits outside John Lennon's apartment house in New York, Dec. 9, 1980, the night after Lennon was murdered as he entered the building. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine)
Customers in a New York record store look at Beatles' albums, Dec. 9, 1980, a day after John Lennon was shot and killed outside his apartment building.
This was the scene outside the gates of the Dakota apartment building on Central Park West in New York, Dec. 8, 1980, as news of the murder of former Beatle was announced.
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This is the scene in New York's Central Park where between 50,000 and 100,000 people gathered in windy, 37-degree weather to take part in a final tribute to the slain musician
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